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Preventing a Catastrophe: Increasing Awareness of Loeys-Dietz Syndrome.

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Published in 2019 at "Texas Heart Institute journal"

DOI: 10.14503/thij-17-6387

Abstract: Loeys-Dietz syndrome is a genetic disorder that predisposes patients to aortic aneurysms. If left untreated, the natural history of the associated aortopathy often culminates in fatal aortic dissection. We describe the case of a 21-year-old… read more here.

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